"Propelled by a lean script, cut-to-the-quick lyrics and an angst-filled score, this world preem hits the zeitgeist jackpot."

Variety

An outcry against tyranny, Prometheus Bound illustrates the struggle against the brute force of a ruthless dictator. Written by Tony and Grammy Award-winning playwright and lyricist Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) with music composed by Grammy Award-winning System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian, this new musical is inspired by Aeschylus's Ancient Greek tragedy about the heroic struggle of Western civilization's first prisoner of conscience. A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus stages this world premiere production in OBERON, immersing the audience in an environment that has the Dionysian energy and rebelliousness of a rock concert.

"Club Oberon feels like an underground rock club for the American Repertory Theater’s production of "Prometheus Bound"....Though Steven Sater’s ("Spring Awakening") book and lyrics and the music of System of a Down leader Serj Tankian are the core of this show, the sensory overload courtesy of Diane Paulus’ impeccable direction makes it an incredibly wild ride." - Boston MetroMore

WGBH's "Greater Boston" - A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus is about to have four of her directorial efforts running simultaneously—including Hair, The Donkey Show, Death and the Powers, and Prometheus Bound.More

"A busy, hands-on, immersive affair, not only for the interactive aspect of the stage hands mingling with a standing or sitting audience but for Prometheus who was beaten, chained, and tortured for something he firmly believed in — fighting tyranny. The acting in this production was as strong as the wildest flames." - Armenian Mirror-Spectator More

"This new adaptation solves Prometheus's stasis problem by adding a propulsive rock score that, in addition to assaulting the eardrums, unchains the play and drives it forward." - The Boston PhoenixMore

"In Aeschylus’ 'Prometheus Bound' the title character is punished for stealing fire and giving it to humans. For the playwright Steven Sater the idea of having one’s life altered by flames is intensely personal." - The New York TimesMore

In Prometheus Bound, "(Paulus) creates an immersive experience (the music helps this, too) that’s both suggestively fanciful and starkly simplified. You feel like you’re in some other world of gods and titans, but you can also just listen to a man on the stage defiantly condemning a despot." - Weekly DigMore

For Immediate Release: January 4, 2011Contact: Kati Mitchell 617-495-2668kati_mitchell@harvard.edu
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